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river
1[riv-er]
noun
a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
a similar stream of something other than water: a river of ice.
a river of lava;
a river of ice.
any abundant stream or copious flow; outpouring: rivers of words.
rivers of tears;
rivers of words.
Astronomy.River, the constellation Eridanus.
Printing.a vertical channel of white space resulting from the alignment in several lines of spaces between words.
river
2[rahy-ver]
noun
a person who rives.
river
/ ˈɪə /
noun
a large natural stream of fresh water flowing along a definite course, usually into the sea, being fed by tributary streams
( as modifier )
river traffic
a river basin
( in combination )
riverside
riverbed
any abundant stream or flow
a river of blood
informalto deceive or betray
slangpoker the fifth and final community card to be dealt in a round of Texas hold 'em
river
A wide, natural stream of fresh water that flows into an ocean or other large body of water and is usually fed by smaller streams, called tributaries, that enter it along its course. A river and its tributaries form a drainage basin, or watershed, that collects the runoff throughout the region and channels it along with erosional sediments toward the river. The sediments are typically deposited most heavily along the river's lower course, forming floodplains along its banks and a delta at its mouth.
Other Word Forms
- riverless adjective
- riverlike adjective
- ˈ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of river1
Idioms and Phrases
sell down the river, to betray; deceive; double-cross.
to sell one's friends down the river.
up the river,
to prison.
to be sent up the river for a bank robbery.
in prison.
Thirty years up the river had made him a stranger to society.
Example Sentences
"The sewage was overflowing and flowing directly into the river, and going into the children's playground. It stank in summertime," she said.
A chemical that scientists worry might have an impact on human reproduction has been found in rivers across the UK.
“The river takes care of us, and it’s our job to take care of the river.”
"They may know the rivers, the mountains, the terrain, but they don't know how to do a deal," he said.
She is a superb mimic of nature’s aural realm — the sounds of animals, of a river, of trees in the wind, of rocks falling down a hillside.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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